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shalwar-kameez

shalwar-kameez is the alternative form of shalwar kameez.

Meaning of shalwar kameez

Noun

shalwar kameez

  1. an outfit worn by men and women in South Asian countries comprising loose trousers and a long shirt
    • 2002: Basir tended to wear a beige suede parka over his shalwar kameez. — James Meek, in London Review of Books, 3 January 2002

Questions about shalwar-kameez

What is shalwar-kameez the alternative form of?
Shalwar-kameez is the alternative form of shalwar kameez.

Words near shalwar-kameez in the dictionary

  1. shalvars
  2. Shalvey
  3. shalwar
  4. shalwar kamees
  5. shalwar kameez
  6. shalwar-kameez
  7. shalwars
  8. shaly
  9. Shalya
  10. Shalë
  11. sham

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